It's time for new tires on the 91 turbo wagon. The current Dunlop D60A2's are incapable of moving the car off the ice and snow in the driveway and they are just plain awful to drive on. I checked the local BJ's and found BFG T/A's for $109 mounted and and Michelins MXV4+ for $135 mounted. I checked the reviews at Tirerack.com and the BFG's come out slightly ahead. Does anyone have any epxerience with either of these tires or know of something else I should check out? On my other Volvo's I have used Michelins, Dunlops, Pirelli's and Continentals, and Nitto.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Steve

You might consider Yokohamas YK420s. I have had these tires for a year on my 300M and they have been great. These are a V-rated tire as well. I am planning to put a set of these on my 940SE in the near future.

I've been running 205/65x15 Nokian WR's this winter. I chose them because they are were marketed as an all-season tire, but I heard positive reports of good handling in moderate snow and outstanding grip on slippery pavement. That seemed ideal for metro Chicago, where the snow is handled quickly but the roads can stay slick for days. It proved true, and I have found that they also handle well on dry pavement. So . . . they get my vote. Cost me $410 for four from etires.com delivered, and I'll get a set for my wife's 760 next season if the 225/55x16 Nokian "Q"s won't clear.

Jim Weiss
83 245T (garaged), 760TI (Yokahama snows), 93 940TI wagon (WR's)

I live in the Northeast and installed Yokohama v550 16/205/55 @ $98 each about one months ago. They are installed on a early 94 945ti with custom RamV-Air 2.5 inch PVC into the filter box. I just went through the 18 inch snow blizzard last week and the tires handled great. I did use 4 in. by 4 in. by 3ft. pieces of marble over each wheel well in the back. I have used Michelin MXV4 Energy, Dunlop D60A2's and Goodyear. The Michelins are always great. The Dunlops (sorry- but I am sure you know)were a piece of rubber and the Goodyears were ok. I love the V550 tires. They have a reversed V in the tread and the traction is great. I have IPD front and rear 28 mm. sways, and IPD End Links. I have a Cherry Lower strut bar and a cat back 2.5 Walker Super Turbo Muffler. I have noticed the pick up is much better with these tires because they don't break loose like the other tires. They might not last quite as long but after 30K. It's time to replace them anyway.

We have Green Diamond "Icelander" all season snow tires on our three RWD Volvos. Go to the site "greendiamondna.com" read all the info. you can about these tires. It is all true, no hype. You can locate a dealer thru the website, and there are several out east. These are not wimpy tires. They will cost about $56.00 a tire. I will not use anything else, as long as I can get these. Nothing I have used handles as well on ice.
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92-944, 94-944, 97-960 - Silverstar headlights, Green Diamond Tires

I also would like to plug the Green Diamonds. I have the "Ultra-trak" model on my 945t, and they've been a life saver here in NYC during this particularly horrible winter. As everyone who owns a 700 or 900 series wagon knows, these cars do not handle the snow and ice well on regular tires. What's nice about the GDs is that there's no excess road noise, and the handling is comparable (at least in my case) to the Bridgestone Potenza 205s performance tires that are on there in the summer.

Driving home to the city from Long Island tonight, we noticed at least 6 accidents due to rapid icing after our wet conditions the past few days. A couple of times I felt the car slipping slightly. But even then, the tires had enough grip to keep me in control and steer confidently out of the slip. And this is without any weight in the back, which we really should have been using!

I ordered them direct from Green Diamond by UPS, and I remember the price being very good, even more so now that I've put them to the test.

-ben

Can't say how they would handle the snow but I've had good handling on wet/dry pavement with Goodyear Aquatreads here in Atlanta. The only downside is tread life.
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Bob Kraushaar '94 945T, '91 940T(ret), '88 240, '84 242T, '94 F-150, '89 560 SL, '68 Shelby GT-500 KR

On that same note, I have had good luck with the Michelin X-ones. And, I think that they are cheaper than the Michelins that you are thinking of purchasing (but the X-ones are only S-rated).

Tim